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A measure to make Oklahoma schools safer is on its way to the Senate floor after receiving unanimous approval by the Senate Appropriations Committee Wednesday. Senate Bill 100, by Sen. Dewayne Pemberton, R-Muskogee, was the result of recommendations made by the bipartisan School Safety Working Group, of which Pemberton was named chair by Senate Pro Tempore Greg Treat last fall.
Read moreThe Seminole Public School District has called a bond election for playground and outdoor learning space improvements.
Read moreThe National Museum of the American Indian will be hosting a free online on demand event featuring the aunties of “Reservation Dogs” March 1 – 31st. Reservation Dogs is a surprise hit television series that follows a group of four indigenous teenagers, Bear Smallhill, Elora Danan, Willie Jack, and Cheese in rural Oklahoma as they come to terms with the death of their close friend, Daniel.
Read moreThe United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma announced this week that Dustin Kyle Marris, age 34, of Okemah, Oklahoma, was sentenced to 282 months’ imprisonment after being found guilty by a federal jury on November 3, 2021, of Assault with a Dangerous Weapon with Intent to do Bodily Harm in Indian Country; Use, Carry, Brandish and Discharge of a Firearm During and in Relation to a Crime of Violence; Possession with Intent to Distribute Methamphetamine; and Felon in Possession of a Firearm. Marris was sentenced to an additional 12 months’ imprisonment for Escape from Custody.
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Local children have fun as Caroline Wood reads to them Wednesday during Story Hour at the Seminole Public Library. Story Hour is each Wednesday at 10:30 a.m., and next week the children will hear stories about otters.
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Pictured above is a scene involving “the aunties” of the hit series “Reservation Dogs.” The actresses who portray the aunties will be leading a discussion on the representation of Indigenous women in the media, hosted by the National Museum of the American Indian.
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